Dyson V12 Detect Slim Origin Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Yellow Iron

I was initially a little hesitant to buy as I had read reviews here and elsewhere about its tendency to be temperamental, but when I got it I was delighted with its cleaning power compared to my previous vacuums. The V12 got dirt out of my rugs that must have been embedded in them for years, and filled up its cannister several times over. And its lightness makes it fantastically nimble and easy to use. All was well until about the fourth or fifth time I used it when it suddenly went into an error mode with an error message saying its airway was blocked, and it started pulsating on and off. I read the instructions about what to do when this happens and the advice was to clean the hepa-filter, the enclosure for which unscrews from the top of the vacuum. So I did that, and the error message still persisted. Read more advice online that recommended thoroughly shaking and cleaning the inside cavity of the vacuum body once the filter is removed, so I did that (plenty more dirt fell out), but still the error persisted. Finally read some online forums, which as well as confirming that this was a common issue with this vacuum, also recommended using a high pressure air compressor to clean the inside body of the vacuum with the filter removed. So I did that and still more dirt came out, but it still didn't fix it. Finally cleaned it using even higher air pressure for several minutes and that finally did the trick and the error cleared, and the vacuum started working again. Phew! But there's no way the V12 should be that difficult to clean, this looks like a basic design flaw that shouldn't be in a vacuum this expensive, and a brief scan of online complaints confirms that I was not the only one by far to have this difficulty clearing the "airways blocked" error. Bottom line is, it's a great vacuum when working so I still give it 5 stars for how good a job it does, but make sure you have a high pressure air compressor to clean it out when needed! And I hope Dyson will get the message and do something about this problem. Read more

I’ve purchased & returned 2 other vacuums this year because they did not do a good enough job. I have a 1 yr old, so it’s imperative that my floors are spotless (anything she finds in her many travels across the floor goes straight into her mouth). I just used this vacuum for the first time & it is astounding what is in the canister after only a few passes across the living room! I’m simultaneously thrilled and disgusted. I have yet to try the hard wood attachment or any of the other attachments, but I’m so impressed by what this unit picked up from gliding it over the rug without having to go back and forth multiple times. I wasted time having semi clean floors due to the inferior products I ordered prior to this one. Worth every penny. It is also light weight and very easy to maneuver. I read reviews that said it’s loud but I really don’t find it to be louder than others. I can’t speak to the battery as I usually only get to clean in short bursts. I cannot wait to use the hand held attachment in my car! I wrote the review above after I’d just gotten this item. Now I’ve had it a few weeks and I stand by the fact that it’s a fantastic machine. I was vacuuming this morning and it shut off, battery was charged, canister was empty, but it flashed a message to empty the canister, which I’d recently done & it was nowhere near full. So, I took off the canister and there was a condensed ball of dust and hair (think laundry lint, the kind you pull off the dryer screen after washing a lot of heavy cotton sweatpants, only gross because it came from the floors and not off clean laundry). I pulled what I could out of the hole where the canister attaches, but could not get all of it. I had to take the long cylindrical stick piece off, and the carpeted floor attachment off at the bottom so all I had was the long hollow stick. Fortunately I have a thing that looks like a long silver spring with a handle on one end with a piece you push in with your palm to make the claw at the other end open and grab stuff. I used it to pull two more big globs of this crap out of the stick part of the vacuum. They did not appear to be so huge or dense they wouldn't be shuttled into the canister so this is a little disappointing & I hope I never have to do this again! Read more